The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
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What is Familiarity called the height of the
season has arrived mt all the Watering places,
and from the cheap and oasy-going tourist
to the freruontcr Of Newport cottng :. evcry.
body IL intent upon crowdng the utmost OK.
tent Of excitement into the few iays thnt re-
ma OF the holiday month. llotols nrr crowd.
ed. and at most OF them discomfort reil;ns
supreme, Whore prices arc high and tho
guests rich, grumbling, more or less loud and
deep, minges with the music OF tho ore
chestri, and gives sauce piluante to tho
cold and tastclcss viands. At sec"ni-clnss
hotels, farmhouses. and boarding hou ~,
where tho wayworn and weary ones
seek temporary rest and relaxation. the COM
hot becomes II life and death struggle bctwcon
eStor,ionate landlords. bent upon laying up
years income from the summers spois. and
impecunious dodgers, equally determined TO
get all they can and give us little aa ,ssiblr In
return. The result ia often humiliation, scm.
starvation. and complete prostration Of the
nervous system for those who have COMO
abroad for rest and recuperation. W icn o,
get back to their peaceful homes and strih"
balance between the outlay Of money. tcmrer.
and patience on the one hand and the amount
Of health and endowment secured on the other.
the result will hardly be in favor ct tho outing.
At Newport yachting has given place to polo,
and next week tennis matches will absorb
general attention. while polo retires tenn
porarily to the background. The polo MATCHES
have boon disappointment. from sporting
point OF view, as WAS the yacht race for the cit.
lions Gun, through the fault OF no one but
Dame Fortune who will play ugly tricks and
deal back handed strokes when she can.
An accident to the captain OF the Harvard
polo team and the failure Of Mr.. Sanford OF the
Meadow Brooks to make an appearance,
gave to the Rockaways what their rivals
would call an easy victory. But they rode well
and played hard. and the cup would probably
have been theirs had the odds been even and
had the original programme been carried out.
The social aspect of the field was brilliant In
the extreme. Ladies' crowded tho piazzas OK
the club house and left their carriages during
the long intervals between the games TO chat
with one another and display their elaborate
toilets. which. as the atmosphere was cool and
dust unknown. were OF the freshest and most
becoming. Miss Winslow, who was In Mr. De
Forests dog cart. wore close-nftin9 tailor
made costume. with a very fetching" hat
Miss Adele Grant was accompanied by her
mother, and looked extremely we'll In white
gown and bonnet. with a mixture OF red. Mrs.
Addison Cammack attracts always good deal
of attention on the polo field. as her carriage
appointments are in the best possible taste.
and make an excellent setting for her SNOWY
and imposing style OF beauty. Mr. Cammack
is said to be a little homesick for Saratoga,
where he has spent 80 many summers Of his
busy life, but his handsome young vile hnds
Newport more attractive.
There was large representation OF Cedar
hurst and Rockaway society to be seen each
day on the polo field. among them Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Cheever. Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Cowdin.
and Mr.. Reno La Montague, whose excellent
polo playing excited no little surprise last
week. Mr.. La Montague Is a resident OF Far
Rockaway and one OF the American branch Of
an old French family. The Misses La Mon.
tagne, who are now on visit to Mrs. Nelson.
are his cousins. and were born and brought up
In France. their father having married one OF
the many daughters OF the late Thomas e.
Davis, Of whom Mrs. Gerhard. mother OF Mrs.
Nelson and Mr. Frederick Gerhard. was the
eldest. The polo players, and probably the
millionaires of the future, in the persons OF
young Vanderbilt. Fearing. Taylor. and Bald
win are to compet. next week for superb
cup offered by Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Informal Casino dances have been so sue
cessful thus far that 1t seems as II the ball to
be given on tho 25th could hardly be moro
gracious and charming: but the lady patr0n-
esses. a. the head Of whom is Mrs. William As
tor. will doubtless originate some novelty
which will make 1t the most brilliant AFFAIR Oh
the kind for many years.
There is great deal OF beauty in Newport
Just now. and so much good form. good dress,
and general refinement OF appearance that
very few Of the women at the Casino dances
are plain. but by comparison with the many
pronounced beauties. 1t Is an undanabe
fact. and the secret OF the complete triumph
achieved by American women abroad that
we'll made clothes and study in the art OF put
ting them on as best to suit and set of the
wearer's face and figure. is a moro important
factor than natures best gift toward the
making of an attractive woman. And this Is
where English women OF all ranks, classes, and
sets make IN ignominious faiu we'll known
society lady, who mas run the gauntlet OF ju-
bilee festivities in the very upper stratum Of
London fashionable life, has remarked this
more than once since her return to Newport.
Miss Brady" she said. though undoubtedly
beautiful would not have been the conspicuous
figure that she was In those high born Eng
lish crowds but for the perfection OF her toilets.
1t was understood that they were all from
Worth: but. whoever may have originated
their simple. girish freshness. they were worn
with grace and finish that English bellies are
powerless to approach. 1t Is absolutely un.
true" continued this society critic. that Lady
Vaudeville has lost any OF the beauty Of OUT
line and complexion that distinguished her
early youth, but neither has she lost the care
lessness and Indifference that made her the
worst dressed girl in New York before she be-
came Viscountess. Consequently Lady Man.
deville passes unnoticed in many an assem-
blags where palmer women with the neatness
and finish OF detail In their attire which belong
conspicuously to the French and the American
are tho observed of all observers"
The announcement OF the coming marriage
OF Miss Fanny Bininger and Mr.. Francis r.
Rives. Jr which Is to take place very quietly
on Thursday next. startled the friends Of both
parties in Newport and New York. Mr.. Rives
has been widower for several years, and the
rumor Of his engagement to Miss Bininger has
ioated about from time to time without official
confirmation. Their approaching marriage
places the matter now beyond a doubt.
The engagement is announced Of Miss Annie
Emmett, daughter OF Dr. Thomas Adds En-
mat md cousin ~ Mrs Arthur Sherwood tn